Article
Association of TLR4 gene polymorphisms with childhood Henoch-Schönlein purpura in a Chinese population.
Rheumatology international - 1 Nov 2017
Xu Hui, Jiang Guizhen, Shen Hongqiang, Li Wei, Mao Jianhua, Pan Yanxiang
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies demonstrated that aberrant activation of Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 was involved in the pathogenesis of Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP). In this study, we evaluated the association between TLR4 gene polymorphisms and the risk of childhood HSP in a Chinese population. A total of 175 HSP patients and 186 controls were recruited in this case-control study. Three single-nucleotide polymorphisms of the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
